TARGET AUDIENCE | Lawyers from ministries of finance, state owned enterprises, line ministries, state audit bodies, competition commissions, sovereign wealth funds, Companies and Securities Commissions, and attorneys-general offices. The course is designed for heads of legal departments and senior counsels with the aim of encouraging discussion about various approaches to SOE legal reform and corporate governance.
QUALIFICATIONS | Participants are expected to have five years of relevant work experience, good knowledge of legal issues pertaining to state-owned enterprises, public finance, or corporate governance, and preferably with an advanced law degree. Attendance is by application.
COURSE DESCRIPTION | This workshop, presented by the Legal Department, covers institutional and legal issues related to state-owned enterprises. It will cover the international standards and latest developments in corporate governance, competition law and insolvency, and fiscal risks oversight of SOEs. This legal workshop model features an innovative combination of sessions including corporate governance for SOEs and listed companies, insolvency and restructuring, competition, and fiscal risk oversight which offers a holistic view of the legal issues related to SOEs. Given many countries wish to improve the legal and regulatory frameworks that apply to SOEs, the intent of the workshop is to encourage discussion about various approaches to SOE legal reform and the preferable approach for specific countries in the JVI region. The application of public and private laws to specific SOEs, potential gaps in legal regimes, and the extent to which certain laws are applied and enforced will be covered.
COURSE OBJECTIVES | Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
• Learn to identify gaps and inconsistencies in corporate governance, fiscal risk oversight, insolvency, and competition laws and regulations.
• Analyze and assess state owned enterprise related legislation against international good practices
• Understand the benefits and risks of various paths for legal reform – a comprehensive law or a series of laws or a subjecting SOEs to certain pre-existing laws or a combination of these paths.
• Identify legal design approaches that have proven effective, based on cross-jurisdictional experiences shared by presenters and fellow participants.
• Explain to stakeholders proposed amendments to legislation as applied to SOEs and defend those proposals in discussions and consultation procedures with stakeholders.
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Окончание: 29 июл
Язык(и): English
Организация-спонсор: IMF
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Крайний срок подачи заявки: 26 апреля 2026 r.
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